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New Castile

American  

noun

  1. a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).


New Castile British  

noun

  1. a region and former province of central Spain. Chief town: Toledo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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New Castile, which was recovered later from the Moors, borders it on the south.

From Time Magazine Archive

In New Castile lies Madrid, like a gem on a rumpled brown cloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his garden the first fig tree of New Castile had just borne fruit.

From Time Magazine Archive

His immense estates, stretching from Toledo to Murcia, gave him an extensive influence over the southern regions of New Castile.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by William Hickling Prescott

Mancha, La, an ancient province of Spain, afterwards included in New Castile, the greater part of which is occupied by Ciudad-Real; it is memorable as the scene of Don Quixote's adventures.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

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